College Football Top 25: Week Four

FBS

Junior Riley McCarron and Iowa jump into this week's FBS list after trouncing North Texas 62-16. Brian Powers/Des Moines Register

1. Georgia (4-0)
2. Texas Christian (4-0)
3. Michigan State (4-0)
4. Ohio State (4-0)
5. Utah (4-0)
6. Notre Dame (4-0)
7. Mississippi (4-0)
8. Clemson (3-0)
9. UCLA (4-0)
10. Florida State (3-0)
11. Texas A&M (4-0)
12. Louisiana State (3-0)
13. Baylor (3-0)
14. Oklahoma (3-0)
15. Alabama (3-1)
16. North Carolina State (4-0)
17. West Virginia (3-0)
18. Iowa (4-0)
19. Northwestern (4-0)
20. California (4-0)
21. Southern Cal (3-1)
22. Wisconsin (3-1)
23. Kansas State (3-0)
24. Oklahoma State (4-0)
25. Florida (4-0)
Dropped: Georgia Tech (16), Arizona (18), Oregon (25); New: West Virginia, Iowa, Northwestern

FCS

William & Mary shut out Stony Brook to be the only new team to the FCS rank. Via wm.edu

1. Coastal Carolina (4-0)
2. Jacksonville State (3-1)
3. Illinois State (2-1)
4. Northern Iowa (2-1)
5. South Dakota State (2-0)
6. North Dakota State (2-1)
7. Fordham (3-1)
8. Chattanooga (3-1)
9. James Madison (4-0)
10. Richmond (2-1)
11. Villanova (2-2)
12. Harvard (2-0)
13. Eastern Washington (2-2)
14. Indiana State (2-1)
15. Liberty (2-2)
16. Sam Houston State (1-2)
17. Montana (2-2)
18. New Hampshire (2-2)
19. Southeastern Louisiana (2-1)
20. Youngstown State (2-1)
21. William & Mary (2-1)
22. Portland State (3-0)
23. McNeese State (3-0)
24. Montana State (2-1)
25. Eastern Kentucky (2-1)
Dropped: Towson (25); New: William & Mary

College Football Top 25: Week Three

FBS

Sophomore Nick Chubb and Georgia ran roughshod over South Carolina. The Bulldogs are the third new No. 1 in as many weeks. (AP PHOTO)

1. Georgia (3-0)
2. Texas Christian (3-0)
3. Michigan State (3-0)
4. Ohio State (3-0)
5. Mississippi (3-0)
6. Notre Dame (3-0)
7. Louisiana State (2-0)
8. Clemson (3-0)
9. Florida State (3-0)
10. Utah (3-0)
11. Texas A&M (3-0)
12. Oklahoma (3-0)
13. UCLA (3-0)
14. Alabama (2-1)
15. Baylor (2-0)
16. Georgia Tech (2-1)
17. California (3-0)
18. Arizona (3-0)
19. North Carolina State (3-0)
20. Wisconsin (2-1)
21. Southern California (2-1)
22. Kansas State (3-0)
23. Oklahoma State (3-0)
24. Florida (3-0)
25. Oregon (2-1)
Dropped: Auburn (14), Brigham Young (22), West Virginia (23); New/Returned: Arizona, Oklahoma State, Florida

FCS

Senior Alex Ross (4) and Coastal Carolina jumped to No. 1 after defeating Western Illinois 34-27. (via goccusports.com)

1. Coastal Carolina (3-0)
2. Jacksonville State (2-1)
3. Illinois State (2-1)
4. Northern Iowa (2-1)
5. South Dakota State (1-0)
6. North Dakota State (2-1)
7. Villanova (2-1)
8. Liberty (2-1)
9. Fordham (2-1)
10. Chattanooga (2-1)
11. Richmond (2-1)
12. Harvard (1-0)
13. Eastern Washington (1-2)
14. Indiana State (2-1)
15. Sam Houston State (0-2)
16. Montana (1-2)
17. New Hampshire (1-2)
18. James Madison (3-0)
19. Southeastern Louisiana (2-1)
20. Youngstown State (2-1)
21. Portland State (2-0)
22. McNeese State (2-0)
23. Montana State (1-1)
24. Eastern Kentucky (1-1)
25. Towson (2-1)
Dropped: Cal Poly (22); New: Towson

Top 25: Week 2

FBS

Senior quarterback Trevone Boykin and TCU were the only top-five team to beat the spread in Week 2. Via Dallas Star-Telegram

1. Texas Christian (2-0)
2. Georgia (2-0)
3. Ohio State (2-0)
4. Alabama (2-0)
5. Michigan State (2-0)
6. Georgia Tech (2-0)
7. Southern California (2-0)
8. Notre Dame (2-0)
9. Clemson (2-0)
10. Florida State (2-0)
11. UCLA (2-0)
12. Louisiana State (1-0)
13. Baylor (2-0)
14. Auburn (2-0)
15. Texas A&M (2-0)
16. Mississippi (2-0)
17. Oklahoma (2-0)
18. Utah (2-0)
19. Wisconsin (1-1)
20. Oregon (1-1)
21. California (2-0)
22. Brigham Young (2-0)
23. West Virginia (2-0)
24. North Carolina State (2-0)
25. Kansas State (2-0)
Dropped: Tennessee (19), Arkansas (20), Mississippi State (22), Boise State (24), Missouri (25); New: Cal, BYU, West Virginia, N.C. State, Kansas State

FCS

After upsetting Washington State in Week One, sophomore Steven Long and Portland State jumped into the FCS top 25 with a Week Two win against previously ranked Idaho State. Via CBS Seattle

1. Jacksonville State (1-1)
2. Coastal Carolina (2-0)
3. Sam Houston State (0-1)
4. Illinois State (1-1)
5. Northern Iowa (1-1)
6. South Dakota State (1-0)
7. Montana (1-1)
8. North Dakota State (1-1)
9. Villanova (1-1)
10. New Hampshire (1-1)
11. Fordham (1-1)
12. Chattanooga (1-1)
13. Richmond (1-1)
14. Harvard (0-0)
15. Liberty (1-1)
16. Eastern Washington (0-2)
17. Indiana State (1-1)
18. Montana State (1-0)
19. Southeastern Louisiana (2-0)
20. James Madison (2-0)
21. Portland State (2-0)
22. Cal Poly (1-1)
23. Youngstown State (1-1)
24. Eastern Kentucky (1-1)
25. McNeese State (1-0)
Dropped: Idaho State (25); New: Portland State

Lyric Game final standings

The complete final standings for the 2015 Summer Lyric Game:

1. Ashley Furman 381 points
2. Joey Meyer 299 points
3. Joshua Farris 295 points
4. Aaron Longe 251 points
5. Molly Fidler 235 points
6. Victoria Tompkins 223 points
7. Kevin Edward McPeak 172 points
8. Christopher Hurdle 133 points
9. Logan James McClure 126 points
10. Sheri Frazier 109 points
11. Terry Cooksey 102 points
12. Jeff Weidenbenner 72 points
13. Hayden Goff 65 points
14. Andrew Towle 63 points
15. Becky Panknin 61 points
16. Mike Marsh 51 points
17. Harriett Gascoigne Hurdle 40 points
18. Juan Diego Campos 26 points
19. Mark Zylstra 21 points
20. Maggie Donaldson 19 points
21. Corey Fuller 17 points
22. Ivy Corron 14 points
23. Katie McVey 12 points
T-24. Donna M Gascoigne-LaForte 10 points
T-24. David Slate 10 points
26. Sydney Cromwell 9 points
T-27. Bryce Andrew Taylor 7 points
T-27. Jordan Kielty 7 points
T-27. Hannah McGinley 7 points
T-27. Daniel Weidenbenner 7 points
T-27. Hannah Reynolds 7 points
T-27. Sherrie Brown Cavin 7 points
T-27. Cassondra Renee Folk III 7 points
T-34. Jay Jasper 6 points
T-34. Kathy Palmer Howard 6 points
T-34. Chase Yancey 6 points
T-37. Linda Grinnell 5 points
T-37. Benjamin Boyer 5 points
T-37. Sylvia Francois 5 points
T-37. Shaw Gibbons 5 points
T-37. Sandy Gascoigne Nicolini 5 points

Other useless stats and information:

Total number of players: 41
Most players in one week: 21 (May 22-25)
Fewest players in one week: 8 (August 4-10)
Most weeks played: 16 (Ashley Furman)
Number of weekly leaders: 6 (Kevin McPeak, Victoria Tompkins, Joshua Farris, Ashley Furman, Joey Meyer, Aaron Longe)
Most weeks led: 6 (Ashley Furman)
Highest week score: 105 (Joey Meyer, September 1-7)
Lowest week-leading score: 25 (Aaron Longe, August 18-24)
Total number of weekly top-five players: 18
Most times in weekly top five: 13 (Joshua Farris: fifth place once, fourth twice, third five times, second three times, first twice)
Total number of songs: 660
Total number of artists: 391
Most songs for one artist: 9 (Rascal Flatts)
Longest song name: A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More Touch Me by Fall Out Boy

Thank you all for playing over the last three months. I had a lot of fun; I hope you did too. Still undecided as to playing it again next summer - stay tuned!

(The Summer Lyric Game® is a trademark of Joey Meyer Facebook Industries, 2009 and is licensed to and operated by Clayton for an indefinite period of time.)

College Football Top 25 - Week One

I'm bringing back my college football top 25 rankings! Last year I hosted the ranks on my class blog, and before that on Facebook. Now CU:BS will be the official, exclusive home of Clayton's College Ranks. I'll be sharing my top 25 each week from both the FBS and FCS subdivisions.

FBS

Junior quarterback Malik Zaire and Notre Dame looked impressive in a 38-3 steamrolling of Texas. The Fighting Irish are number 6 this week. (via Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports)

1. Ohio State (1-0)
2. Alabama (1-0)
3. Georgia (1-0)
4. Michigan State (1-0)
5. Texas Christian (1-0)
6. Notre Dame (1-0)
7. Georgia Tech (1-0)
8. Southern California (1-0)
9. Florida State (1-0)
10. Clemson (1-0)
11. UCLA (1-0)
12. Baylor (1-0)
13. Auburn (1-0)
14. Oregon (1-0)
15. Louisiana State (0-0)
16. Mississippi (1-0)
17. Texas A&M (1-0)
18. Oklahoma (1-0)
19. Tennessee (1-0)
20. Arkansas (1-0)
21. Utah (1-0)
22. Mississippi State (1-0)
23. Wisconsin (0-1)
24. Boise State (1-0)
25. Missouri (1-0)

FCS

Senior RB Troymaine Pope and Jacksonville State defeated Chattanooga 23-20 to claim the top spot in this week's FCS ranking (via al.com)

1. Jacksonville State (1-0)
2. Coastal Carolina (1-0)
3. Sam Houston State (0-1)
4. Illinois State (0-1)
5. Fordham (1-0)
6. South Dakota State (1-0)
7. Montana (1-1)
8. North Dakota State (0-1)
9. Eastern Washington (0-1)
10. Northern Iowa (0-1)
11. New Hampshire (0-1)
12. Villanova (0-1)
13. Chattanooga (0-1)
14. Harvard (0-0)
15. Richmond (0-1)
16. Liberty (1-0)
17. Indiana State (1-0)
18. Montana State (1-0)
19. Southeastern Louisiana (1-0)
20. James Madison (1-0)
21. Cal Poly (1-0)
22. Youngstown State (0-1)
23. Eastern Kentucky (1-0)
24. McNeese State (0-0)
25. Idaho State (1-0)